SGIP to Hold Inaugural Conference November 5–7

Event Will Bring Together Stakeholders to Discuss Smart Grid Cybersecurity, Microgrids, and More

New York, Oct 31, 2013

The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), a public-private partnership led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will hold its inaugural conference November 5–7, 2013, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The event provides a chance for Smart Grid stakeholders to come together to engage on a wide range of pressing issues and challenges associated with the development, installation, and deployment of Smart Grid technology in the United States. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is an official supporter of the conference and encourages all interested parties to take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage with Smart Grid–related issues.

Participants will have the opportunity to attend and take part in an array of sessions, panels, and working group meetings on issues central to the Smart Grid, including transactive energy, microgrids, cybersecurity, the Internet of things, and the harmonization of interoperability standards, among other important topics. In addition, NIST will provide a special introduction to the third release of the NIST Smart Grid Framework, a comprehensive roadmap providing guidance on transforming the U.S. electrical power system into an interoperable Smart Grid [see related story]. Attendees will also have the opportunity to take part in networking breaks and other informal gatherings.